San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-05

"N Uas no-other-thdn-Joshu
himself"
81 tell you," repeated John Beer, 81
seen him. 1t was the evening before and
at O'Clock"
Nine o'clock! Then he must have gone
straight away to give the information
after telling me that whatever happened
was to blame.
'"The window was open. The captain
was reading by the light of a pair of can
dies. | heard steps at the back of the
house crunChing the gravel. Then
heard knock at the captains door.
looked in at the window, being so placed
| in the dark that could do that without be-
ing seen. And saw Joshua Mech him
self open the door and walk in. Then |
knew that there was mischief brewing"
"Pleasancer' he went on, after pause,
during which he gasped with indignation;
81 knew that there was villainy. And I
wish I'd have put my car5ine at that open
window and let him have the charge in
his face, the scOundrel!
"'Capt. Pollard, he says, looking more
like a devil than human man, let alone
Dan Gulliver's nephew, I've come to lay
information
"'Whyr cries the captain. Tnforma-
ton from you, Joshua Mech? Dick Tur-
pin will be laying information next. Or
perhaps Dan CULVER
"I've come to lay information, sir,
against Dan CULVER
"'You? Against Dan CULVER? What
is the meaning of this? Why, man, you
are his partnerl You are his nephew'
cove come to lay information against
Dan Gulliver,' repeated Joshua, with a
white face was listening all the while,
you may be sure.
"'What hoes it meanH Have you quar-
reled?'
":That does not matter to you,' he re-
piled, doggedly. I'm come with that
information. Will You take it or will you
refuse it, If you do l must go to the mayor
and lay it before him.
"'JOshua Meech,' said the captain,
you are villain! You are black, foul
villain! Whether this is treachery or re-
venge you are double distilled scoun-
drelr
Joshua Mech made no reply.
"T must take your information the
captain went on. 1T is my duty to take
it and act upon it. Most informers are
poor starving devils whose necessities
make them enact the part of the spy.
bringing ruin upon your old uncle, the
man by whom you have been befriended
and enriched 1t is revenge, suppose, for
some petty quarrel. But such devilish re-
venge | never heard of before. Go on
with your tale, BLACKBOARD aud villainp
"Ah, Pleasance, you all thought at the
trial that the captain gloried in what he
had done. Don't you believe that no
more. Only he had to do it, you know
1t was his duty.
"Then Joshua Mech told how the run
over was to be that very night, how the
Dancing Polly was already gone, and
how she would return the next night.
"The captain took it all down.
els that alp he asked.
"'That is all, said Joshua.
Then go. Do not breathe the air of
this room with mel Great heavensp he
cried, starting to his feet, that such a
villain should live in this kingdom Of
England and call himself my fellow
countryman! Cor
"There Pleasance; now you know all. "
Yes; this was his revenge. This was
his plan to prevent me frUm marrying
VIII. To make this impossible, or to defer
it, he had the incredible baseness to sacri-
flee his uncle and his cousins. Was it
possible, could any one have believed that
a man could be so wickedP
sat all that day meditating revenge,
thinking in what way could most injure
this man. One wild plan after another
suggested itself to me. would set fire to
his mill. l would secretly destroy the
trees in his orchard. would put stone
in the wheels of his mill. would go into
the town and tell everybody.
Nothing, however, satisfied me- Re
venge never does satisfy. II his mill was
burned, he would build it up again; but
that would not give me back Dan, and the
boys, and VIII and the Dancing Polly He
| could repair any mischief l could do him.
Even if l whispered IL round in Lyme
Regis that he was the infOrmer, he would
DENY It and / had no nrnof becarse L..
no be Contmurdl